96 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Clear color. Cheesy, earthy, umami, grassy, green aromas of black pepper, pepper jack cheese, sweet potato, rose petal, and orange and lemon zest with a fat body and a very long savory animale, blueberry bubblegum, strawberry, and watermelon finish. A fun, bright, and fruity blanco great for fun times and complex cocktails.

93 The Whisky Advocate

The sixth edition in Glenmorangie’s “Tale of” series, following Tale of Cake, Winter, Forest, Tokyo, and Ice Cream. This offers cinnamon, clove, baked apple, and tiramisu sweet- ness on the nose, with lovely warmth and balanced spice. More cinnamon, then baking spice on a soft, balanced palate, with creamy vanilla on the back palate. The finish offers chocolate, more balanced spice, and hints of red berries. Excellent integration of multiple flavors.

92 The Whisky Advocate

Aromatic citrus wafts from the glass, as Creamsicle, orange peel, and green tea with lemon emerge. Honey Nut Cheerios, ripe strawberries, and a zing of tangy raspberry make the nose that much more enticing. Some cinnamon heat on the creamy palate, but it’s tempered wonderfully by strawberries and cream, vanilla frosting, and strawberry-rhubarb jam. The finish is rife with confectioner’s sugar and more warming spice.

92 The Whisky Advocate

This checks the quintessential boxes of a well-made bourbon. The nose is rich with caramel candies, vanilla, graham cracker, and rich spicy oak. The palate is sweet and nutty, with candied walnuts, pecan pie, oak, and tobacco. Each sip is well balanced, with the sweet, savory, and earthy flavors coming together harmoniously and without any jostling. The finish is sweet and toasty, turning fruitier than the palate, with a healthy balance of oak spice.—SE

94 The Whisky Advocate

Matured for 16 years before being finished for several months in wine casks from France’s Pineau des Charentes region. Fragrant citrus and vanilla on the nose. A complex, creamy, and smooth mouthfeel of brown sugar, chocolate, and golden raisins, all cloaked in vanilla and sprinkled with savory spice. A vanilla-tinged finish with great length.

99 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Light golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of apricot preserves, pickled raspberry and tart red cherry, plum sauce, and crispy duck skin in orange sauce with a round, tangy, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, very complex, very long finish with notes of maitake mushroom in an apricot bramble berry reduction, sesame and plum sauce crispy salmon crack, mincemeat pie and pralines, and artisan cola. Savory, almost meaty and then layered with red berries, citrus, and flaky pastries with tropical fruit confections; this one goes deep into the vault and delivers a king’s fortune of flavor and gratification.

90 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Clear. Well integrated aromas of lemon frosted pound cake, pine bark, and black pepper with silky dry-yet-fruity medium body and a penetrating, warming, and pure juniper, chili pepper, spicy custard, sweet grain and slate accented finish. Elegantly vibrant and bold; will pop brilliantly in cocktails. International Review of Spirits Award: Gold Medal